Oussama Assaidi rubs it in as Chelsea’s title ambitions take a tumble

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A brilliant individual goal from Oussama Assaidi gave Stoke City their first
ever victory over Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League and left a big dent
in the title ambitions of Jose Mourinho’s team.

Chelsea seemed to be on course for a routine win after Andre Schurrle gave
them the lead in ninth minute, but the game turned on its head when Stoke
equalised out of the blue through Peter Crouch just before half-time.

They then took the lead through Stephen Ireland’s delightful finish from the
edge of the area, only for Schurrle to respond immediately for Chelsea. With
the

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Mourinho can only look away as a shirtless Assaidi celebrated his winning strike

2013-12-07 17:55:19.539 Alex Morton/Action Images

Mourinho can only look away as a shirtless Assaidi celebrated his winning strike

2013-12-07 17:55:19.539 Alex Morton/Action Images

Assaidi's 90th-minute goal ensured Stoke took all the spoils

2013-12-07 17:55:19.539 Michael Regan/Getty Images

André Schürrle's second restored parity for Chelsea in the second half

2013-12-07 17:55:19.539 Craig Brough/Action Images

Stephen Ireland had Stoke in front after 50 minutes

2013-12-07 17:55:19.539 Craig Brough/Action Images

A Cech blunder allowed Crouch to equalise for Stoke before half-time

2013-12-07 17:55:19.539 Dave Thompson/PA

Schürrle had put the visitors ahead early, but Chelsea failed to keep their lead